Northern Mockingbird
- They have been sighted in Rye Town Park
- They gravitate to habitats that also attract Eastern bluebirds and tree swallows
- An adult averages 10" long (beak to tail) and has a 14" wing span
- Mockingbirds are very long-tailed, with pale gray uppersides and whitish undersides
- Latin name for them is "Mimus polyglottos"
- They are usually seen singly, although family groups may be seen in late summer
- They are highly territorial, often defending fruiting trees and shrubs from other birds